Did Shakespeare Use a Gauntlet?
IMAGE: Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel; Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester; Thomas de Mowbray, Earl of Nottingham; Henry, Earl of Derby (later Henry IV); and Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick, demand Richard II to let them prove by arms the...
Episode 62: Amy Lidster and Old St. Paul’s Cathedral
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Episode 55: Sean Flynt, Sword maker, and the weapons of Shakespeare’s Life
Welcome to Episode #55 of That Shakespeare Life, the podcast that takes you behind the curtain and into the life of William Shakespeare. From rapiers to broadswords, weapons fly in Shakespeare's plays, but how many of these dramatic weapons were an established part of...
The 6 Main Aspects That Define Original Practice for Shakespearean Theater
Original Practice is the process of performing plays according to the conditions Shakespeare himself would have used in the late 16th to early 17th centuries. Given that modern theater directors have learned a few hygiene lessons since Shakespeare’s time, the process...Listen to the podcast!
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